Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast

Primorsk (Russian Приморск, Koivisto Finnish, Swedish Bjorko ) is a Russian coastal town with 6119 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ). It lies on the north coast of the Gulf of Finland, 140 kilometers west of Saint Petersburg and is part of the Rajon Vyborg Leningrad Oblast.

The place was first mentioned in 1268 in a Russian chronicle under the name Berjosowskoje ( Birkesdorf ). Sweden conquered the region during the third Swedish crusade under Torgils Knutsson, at the Peace of Nystad it fell to Russia. Until the Second World War, it was as Koivisto for newly independent Finland.

In July 1905, shortly after the Russo- Japanese war decisive naval battle of Tsushima, here met Kaiser Wilhelm II and Czar Nicholas II to drive with a personal contract of Bjorko European strategy, which is, however, failed.

In the 20th century, the city developed to the outer port of Vyborg.

In Primorsk is the largest Ölverladehafen the Baltic Sea. Primorsk is since 2001 western endpoint of the Baltic Pipeline System. In the port of Primorsk oil tankers simultaneously four can be loaded. In view of the dispute with Belarus to the oil transit to Western Europe wins this port in importance.

Compared to the port of Primorsk is the falling under the Ramsar Convention bird sanctuary " Berjosowyje Ostrowa " birch islands.

Church in Primorsk, architect Josef Stenbäck, built 1902-04

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